NZ- Angela Maree Blackmoore, 21, pregnant, bludgeoned & stabbed 39 X in 'murder-for-hire execution', Aug.'95,* D. Hawkin & R. Wright-Meldrum, charged*

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April 30 2023

Angela Blackmoore cold case murder trial to begin

Twenty-one-year-old was stabbed in her Wainoni home while her son, 2, slept nearby.

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Angela Blackmoore was murdered in 1995, just a week after the photo was taken. Photo / Supplied, File

''The trial of two people accused of being involved in the murder of a young mother more than 25 years ago is due to start today in Christchurch.
In 1995 Angela Blackmoore, 21, was stabbed to death in her Wainoni home, while her 2-year-old son slept nearby.
It became a cold case after decades with little progress until two people were arrested in late 2019.

In June 2020, Jeremy Powell was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to Blackmoore’s murder.
Powell said the murder was organised by others, and that he was offered $10,000 for the killing.''

 

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May 1 2023

Angela Blackmoore murder: Pair deny instrumental roles in her killing almost 30 years ago

Blackmoore, 21, was bludgeoned and stabbed 39 times not long after a pizza was delivered to her home on the evening of August 17, 1995.

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David Peter Hawken, left, and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum entered not guilty pleas to the 1995 murder of Angela Blackmoore at the High Court in Christchurch on Monday.

''Twenty-eight years after her death, a pair accused of being parties to the brutal killing of young pregnant woman Angela Blackmoore are preparing to stand trial.
A jury of four women and eight men were selected in the trial of David Peter Hawken, 50, and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, in the Christchurch High Court on Monday.
The pair jointly deny being involved in the murder.''

''Jeremy Powell, aged 20 at the time, admitted killing Blackmoore and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years in June 2020.

He claimed he was offered $10,000 to go through with it and will be called as a Crown witness during the trial.''

''The trial is scheduled to take up to four weeks and expected to hear from more than 50 witnesses.

One of the witnesses to be called is Stuff journalist Blair Ensor.''

Jeremy Powell admits killing Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago

A man claims he was to be paid $10,000 after he struck pregnant mother Angela Blackmoore 39 times in her kitchen nearly 25 years ago.

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''A man claims he was to be paid $10,000 after he struck pregnant mother Angela Blackmoore 39 times in her kitchen nearly 25 years ago.
Jeremy Crinis James Powell, 45, pleaded guilty to Blackmoore's murder when he appeared in the High Court in Christchurch on Friday.''

Jeremy Powell has admitted killing Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore in 1995.

 

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May 2 2023

Young mum signed deal with alleged killer weeks before murder

Crown alleges Angela Blackmoore was murdered to free up a business deal.

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''Young mum Angela Blackmoore happily signed a property document with a debt collector now standing trial for her 1995 murder, a court heard today.

However, her fiancé held concerns that she was illiterate while her future mother-in-law told police of her “shock” at finding David Hawken, an alleged associate of the Templars MC gang, inside her living room with a briefcase and papers just weeks before Blackmoore’s grisly killing.''

''For 25 years the case went unsolved before police suddenly received fresh information and Jeremy Crinis James Powell was arrested and later jailed for at least 10 years for bludgeoning and stabbing Blackmoore 39 times.

The Crown, which outlined its case against the pair yesterday, alleges that Hawken ordered Powell to carry out the hit, offering a contract of $10,000, while Wright-Meldrum, a close friend and ex-lover of the safety-conscious Blackmoore, helped him gain entry to her house.''

 

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Victim needed to 'watch herself', murder accused allegedly said hours before killing

The Crown alleges Angela Blackmoore was brutally murdered to free up a business deal.

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David Hawken denies murder and is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard

''A debt collector and gang associate allegedly said that Angela Blackmoore needed to “watch herself” and “keep her mouth shut” just hours before she was brutally murdered 28 years ago, a court heard today.

Ex-debt collector David Hawken, 50, and ex-stripper Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, are standing trial for murder at the High Court in Christchurch.''

 

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Cold case murder trial aborted in second week

Two people who deny killing Angela Blackmoore will face a new trial.

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''The trial of two people accused of murdering a Christchurch mother in 1995 has been aborted.

Former debt collector David Hawken, 50, and ex-stripper Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, had denied murdering Angela Blackmoore on August 17, 1995 and were standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch.
The jury trial, which was scheduled to take four weeks, began last week and had heard from 18 witnesses before it was halted.

But this afternoon, Justice Cameron Mander told the jury that the trial had been aborted and they were free to go.
Justice Mander told the jury that they would be released from their service immediately.

“This morning, I made the decision, after having heard from the counsel, to abort this trial,” the judge said.''

“I can’t go into the details with you as to why this has arisen except to broadly indicate that material has come to hand which counsel needs the opportunity to review.”

 

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May 25 2023

Angela Blackmoore cold case murder: New trial date confirmed

The young mum was brutally murdered in her home 28 years ago.

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''A new trial for two people accused of murdering a Christchurch mother in 1995 has today been scheduled to begin in November.

Former debt collector David Hawken, 50, and ex-stripper Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, had denied murdering Angela Blackmoore on August 17, 1995, and were standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch earlier this month when it was abandoned in its second week.''

 

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By Sam Sherwood 4 Dec, 2023

Is star witness a framing 'psychopath' or truthful about pair accused of murder, Crown asks

Angela Blackmoore was found murdered in her home 28 years ago.

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''Is a convicted murderer a “psychopathic depraved individual” framing two other people to lessen the blame on himself, making up a “remarkable story”, or is he telling the truth about the murder of Angela Blackmoore?

That is one of the main questions for a jury set to consider the verdicts of two people charged with Blackmoore’s murder.

Former debt collector David Hawken, 50, and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, are on trial in the High Court at Christchurch after denying murdering Angela Blackmoore on August 17, 1995.

A third person, Jeremy Powell, earlier admitted murdering Blackmoore and alleged he carried out the killing on instruction by Hawken after he allegedly offered $10,000 for the killing to help free up a property deal. He said that Wright-Meldrum, who was his partner at the time, accompanied him to Blackmoore’s home and that she used her friendship with Blackmoore to gain entry to the house.''

 

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'Parasites from society': Angela Blackmoore's ex reacts after guilty verdicts

Blackmoore was found murdered in her home 28 years ago.

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''Two people have been found guilty of murdering Christchurch mother Angela Blackmoore 28 years ago.

Former debt collector David Hawken, 50, and ex-stripper Rebecca Wright-Meldrum, 51, were on trial in the High Court at Christchurch after denying murdering Angela Blackmoore on August 17, 1995.

A third person, Jeremy Powell, earlier admitted murdering Blackmoore and alleged he carried out the killing on instruction by Hawken after he allegedly offered $10,000 for the killing to help free up a property deal. He said that Wright-Meldrum, who was his partner at the time, accompanied him to Blackmoore’s home and that she used her friendship with Blackmoore to gain entry to the house.

On Friday, the jury returned guilty verdicts for the pair after 14 hours of deliberations''

 

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